For India's poor, COVID-19 'pandemic policing' adds to lockdown hardships Toggle share menu Advertisement For India's poor, COVID-19 'pandemic policing' adds to lockdown hardships A health worker takes a mouth swab sample of a woman to test for COVID-19 at a hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) 20 Apr 2021 05:57PM (Updated: 20 Apr 2021 06:05PM) Share this content Bookmark CHENNAI: Poor Indians are bearing the brunt of "pandemic policing" as the country struggles to contain a deadly second wave of COVID-19 cases by imposing stricter curfew rules and curbs on movement, rights advocates said. Hawkers, slum dwellers, food couriers and migrant workers are most likely to fall foul of lockdown rules - from fines for failing to wear a face mask or being out in the street to having roadside stalls closed down, according to unions and activists.